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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
The Farmers in Convention.

The Maryland State Farmers Associa-
ton, in response to call issued by ex-
Gov. William 7. Hamilton, president,
met, at Wilson Post Hall in Baltimore last
week.
The meeting was called for the purpose
of considering the report on taxation
made by the special committee appointed
at the last farmers convention. In the
absence of ex Gov. Hamilton the meeting
was presided over by Mr.. w. c. Hallowell,
one of the vice presidents. Mr.. Hollowell
said, on taking the chair 81 consider
this the most important meeting of the
kind that has ever been called in Mary
land. had hoped to see this hall pack
ed with the intelligent farmers of the
State to discuss the report of the COM
mittee on taxation before it goes before
the Legislature. We will now proceed
to the reading of the report
Edward Stake then read the report.
which, in referring to the exemption OF
certain railroad corporations from taxa
ton said: "The effect of the exemptions
have been to withdraw mi lions of dol
lars of the wealth of the State from taxa
ton"
The report then goes on to show how
the original bill of rights adopted at the
organization of the State government,
which says that every person in the State.
or person ho'di.g property therein, ought
to contribute his proportion Of the public
taxes for the support of the gov rnment.
according to his actual worth in real and
personal property" should be carried out.
The committee is of the opinion that
the exemption of property used forpublic
worship, educational, charitable and beue
VIOLENT purposes is 10y general consent re
garded as wise and salutary, and is fix
ed principle OF the American system of
taxation.
The report then refers to the uniairness
of the present system of taxation, by
which the farmer, whose lands are i'm
movable; whose earnings and savings
are spent in new buildings and improve
ments erected in the sight Of the collec-
tors, and whose horses and cattle are
found in the fields, is sure to find his tax
bill increased from year 10 year with the
value of the new Improvements and The
increase OF live stock. Sometimes these
do not represent nc ual earnings, bat are
made and purchased on credi' as necessa-
ry for the preservation of crops aud al
economical consumption of grain and
provender But whether paid for or not,
they are added to the farmers taxable
worth, while the citizen, whose increase OF
wealth is invested in stocks, bonds or
notes OF hand, is almost certain to he over
looked by the collector and county COM
missioners in their zeal to add the tangi-
BILE properly OF the farmer to the tax list
The report ends by stating that it is
hoped a discussion and consideration OF
the new tax law drafted by the committee
will enable the association to estimate
correctly the necessity of aiding in sccur
ing such notifications of existing tax
laws as will relieve the farmers from their
presen, unequal aud excessive burden Of
taxation, aad assisted in the recovery OF
the farming interest from its presen, de
pressed condition
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

The small ripple of excitement, not of
surprise, occasioned by the desertion OF
Mr.. Cowen from the Democratic party has
subsidized. A short season of adulation
from the party to which he has been all
along professedly opposed, and this dis
tinguisbed gentlemen will pass into poll
tical obscurity. The ticket which he has
promised to oppose with such determined
zeal throughout the campaign is compos-
ed of Democrats whose tealty, ability and
integrity will stand the severest test, and
in the end ride triumphant over the howl
ings of such faithless partisans.-.Sentinel.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
8 &@:' &@ q

All the Stock, Fixtures and Farming
Implements now on the West Hat
ton Farm. and Furniture, compris-
ing in part l Bay Horse, 2 Black
Mares. l Grey Mare, 3 Sorrel Mares,
6 Bay Mares, about "A Head Sheep,
2 Four Horse Farm Wagons, II Sets
Harness, Hogs, Pigs. One Horse
Buggy, l Champion Wheat Drill, l
Disk Harrow and l Drag Harrow.
2 Two Horse Plows and the follow
ing Furniture: One Piano (Stietf).
Parlor Set comprising Chairs, l
Rocker, l Arm Chair and Sofa,
Brussels Carpet, Hall Rack, Carpet
and Oil Cloth, Organ. Centre Table,
Buffet, Chairs. Settee comprising full
Parlor Set. all Kitchen Utensils, 5
Sets Bed Room Walnut Furniture,
comprising for each set Bedstead.
Mattresses, Bureau and Washstand
Also one Set Bed Room Furniture
formerly at Coxs'Station comprising
Mattress, Bed Stead, Bureau, Wash
Stand, Cane Seat Rocker, 2 Chars,
Writing Desks and also all the Stick.
Fixtures aud Farming Implements
generally on said West Hatton Farm
and also all the Household and
Kitchen Furniture which was form
erly in dwelling No. lao Boundary
Avenue, Baltimore.
"a Terms of Sale Cash.
THOS. HUGHES, Attorney
named in said Mortgage,
2lS st. Paul Street,
Baltimore, Nd.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
IVA. 1875
CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL.

NEXT SESSION BEGINS SEPT. 5th, 1887.
i Board. Tniiisn, Washing. Fuel aud Room
Rent $3.50, far ten months. Three Departments
-Preparaiory, Academic an.l Post Graduate
Nj itarv discipline throu- bout Young men
and boys fitted for high schools. teaching and
business life. For catalogue of all particulars
ad l'ess R. w. SYLVESTER,
Charlotte Hal,
st. Mary's Co., Nd.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

ST the State are particularly in
This class of people at present
iore than their just share of the
of government, while the capital
is best able to contribute, escapes
,per responsibility. The poor far
sho is carrying mortgage upon his
nearly equal to its value, is COMPEL
ss,~to pay taxes upon the full assessment,
thus violating fundamental principle of
common justice; while the capitalist, who
loans money upon this security, enjoys bis
safe and profitable investment free of taxes
The corporate wealth of the State does not
contribute its proper share to the public
treasury. Whatever may be said by willy
corporation lawyers, the public do possess
the right in constitutional convention to
review the past action of the Legislature
in settling the immunity from taxes of GER
tain corporations.
There is another important point which
calls for a change in the constitution
The political reformers in Baltimore city
and throughout the State insist that there
must be an annual registration of voters
in Baltimore city, in order to secure fair
elections Unless this be conceded, they
threaten to do many serious things. But
by the construction placed upon the pre-
sent constitutional provisions tor registra-
tion by the Legislature, no annual regis
tration can be had in the city without at
the same time subjecting the counties to
the same unnecessary, expensive and mis-
chievous formality. 1t is true that. t..some
of the reformers say that the word "uni-
form" in the constitution ought not to be
construed as synonymous with contem-
poraneous. The TIMES took that view
when the question was before the Legis-
lature in 1882, hoping thereby to avoid
the unnecessary new registration in this
county required by the act passed at that
session. But the Legislature decided diff
ferently; and any lawyer who carefully
considers the context of the clause and the
subject matter will see that no other inter
pretation can be given to the word uni
form to give it any meaning at all.
The necessity of these and other changes
in the organic law being conceded, it is
evident that they can only be effected
through the fundamentally Of conven-
tion Experience has abundantly proved
that little is to be expected from the Le-
gislature in the way of amending the con-
stitution. Their sessions are too hurried
and they are too much subjected to out
side influences to do intelligent and i'm
partial work in this regard. 1t was re-
cognition of this fact which prompted the
wise men who framed the constitution of
1867 to make it obligatory on the Legis-
Iature to submit the question of consti-
tutional convention TO the people this fall !;
and a recognition of the same fact will
prompt the intelligent people of the State
to decide the question in the affirmative.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
The Constitutional Convention.

The Baltimore Sun in Tuesdays issue
prints leading editorial on the question
of constitutional convention in which
the inconsistency of the position assumed
by the republicans IN their State campaign
is we'll demonstrated. The speech of the
president of the convention, Mr.. McComas.
in which he said that ''for years and long
years 1 have hoped that the day might
come when Maryland would have better
constitution" is quoted and the reason be
gave for not having a convention at the
present time, because it would be con-
trolled by the Democrats are sharply crit
icised, adopting the same line of argu-
ment heretofore advanced by the TINES.
There is no doubt that our republican
friends will find the position which has
been assumed for them upon this question
a rather inconsistent and untenable one,
and it is hardly probable that the united
support of the party throughout the State
can be maintained for that plank of the
platform. There may or may not be an
effort on the part OF the republican lead
ers in this judicial circuit to poll the party
strength against call for constitutional
convention. Here we have a republican
judiciary, elected on a partisan ticket,
and, it being generally understood that a
new constitution will, by changing the
present judiciary system, necessi,ate new
election of judges, there may be for that
reason so.le efforts against call. But
that is not certain. The present Chief
Justice has already nearly reached the age
for retirement from the bench, and as there
are other aspiring young republican law
yers in the circuit who might like to take
a chance for county judgeship, there
may be some Indifference in regard to the
fate of the present judiciary.
There are certain important changes in
the present constitution which are gener-
ally conceded to be necessary to adapt our
organic law to the present condition of
affairs in the State. The Judiciary system,
it is generally conceded, ought to be
changed so as to have an Independent
Court of Appeals. The duty of the Legis-
lature in the matter of laying taxes ought
to be more clearly defined, so as to more
equally distribute the burdens of taxation.
This is-e question in which the agricultu-
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
SCHOOL NOTICE.

HE SCHOOL BOARD desiring to bull
two new School Houses for use Of colored
ehildren, and the funds in hand being made.
qiaie for the purpose, have decided to close the
colored schools tor = month during The comin z
scholastic year. II order to show as much
favor rs possible, however. they have deter
mi ned to leave 10 TIE trustees of the schools
the selection Of the III nth most convenient for
them to close their several schools.
B, order OF the Board,
+. J. MADDOX, Sec'y.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

The seven Chicago anarchists have been
sentenced to hang November 18th.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23
BAKER'S
Corn Fertilizers !


10 the available
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

". n. DALroS.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

The Chicago Anarchists h-ve decided To ap-
peal 10 the Supreme Court OF the United States
out unanimously decline TO plead for ,xern,iEe
elrmency, tAkiog tbs groani that they have
done nothing Tor shieh TO ask the pardon OF
society. and that society nigh, ask their par
don. Three Of Them, whose names are not
gwen. even oppose an appeal. TIE Defense
Association, organized for the relief Of The
murderers, will aid 10 securing su appeal, and
failing In that will get up petitions pray ing
Tor pardons or . eommuta,ion OF the sentences
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

Miss Mary Tucker beautiful young woman
nineteen years of age, daughter of John S.
Tucker, of Essex, Conn, an ex State Repre-
sentative and wealthy citizen, has disgra ced
her family BY marry ing a colored coachman in
her fathers employ. Miss Tucker became in
fatuated with the coloreu man, hose name is
John W Hanchett. She was allowed as much
liberty as any other girl moving in society,
but her parents never dreamed that she would
make such an alliance. Hancbett, it seems
persuaded her TO color herself with LIQUID
prepared by himself and which made prese Mt
appearance Of a colored woman The village
minister performed the ceremony, and the
couple fed. They are being purs ued by the
girls father and some of his friends The
former threatens to shoot Hancheu on sight
The latest is that Hanchett deserted his wife
after taking all her money, and she is suppos-
ed TO be fatally i'll.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

commencing at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ the follow
log Chsttel Property
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-23

4 uItPaICh from NeW OFk soEs. WFssrs.
George ). Scott, W. =. Clyde and Johu II
inman have just returned from a tour Of Oh
sersauoa through Virginia, tennessee and
North aud South Carolina. Mr.. Scot, says
FICTITIOUS real estate boom OF the South has
ended. but its Industrial sd commercial con-
diiIon IS Vastly better. People are no longer
selling lots 10 the ooun,ry for the pric. Of cor
ner lots IN large ciiies, but there 10 a steady.
hesl'hfll growth, Which 10 ,be foa da,ios OF
Rermaneot PROSPERITY
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
Le8Ye-Taking.

Few have learned the art Of leaving
in an appropriate manner. When you
are about to depart do so at once, grace
fully and politely and with 10 dallying.
Don't say ITS about time 1 was gOingn
au6 then talk aimlessly for ten minutes
Some people have Just such a tiresome
habit. They will even rise and stand
about the room N various attitudes,
keeping their host also standing, and
then by an effort succeed IN getting as
far as the hall, when a new thought
strikes them. They brighten visibly,
and stand for some minutes longer, say.
ing nothing Of Importance, but keeping
everybody in a restless state. After the
door is opened leave-taking begins and
everybody in general and particular is
invited to call. Very likely a last
thought strikes the departing visitor
which his friend must risk q cold to
hear to the end. What a relief when
the door is finally closed There's no
need OF being Extensively abrupt, but
when you are ready to go, 60.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
A SeOtchwOmaB's Age.

PatTolman Hummel brought in
lady" and as she stood up to the win.
dow to be registered for intoxlcstio5
Lieutenant Schriber said
'How old are you. madam Y''
''Oh, sergeant, please your henor. 7
don't have 10 tell my age, do /? asked
the woman IN pleading tones.
Yes, madam" " said the lieutenant
I'VE take the ages of all prisoners
A suppressed moan escaped from tb.
woman's lips, and she looked appeal
ingly around and said 4:
"Well, If / must I must. was boz,
in Scotland, and my age multiplied bv
twice its length, divided by its leszf
common multiple, subtracted from h
slgebraic denominator and added =
three-tenths Of its annual income win
give you my correct and truthful psrio5
Of actual existence" =" Then she fainte5
Three srithmeticians around the ran
trail worked three hours on the problem.
Colonel Lipps brought out some ola
school books, Sergeant Dunn brougbt
a slate and pencil, and a scene Of brain
work and mental gymnastics followed
All gave up trying to solve how old
the lady was except the lieutenant. Hs
shut his eyes and went it blind and put
down "sweet sixteen. -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
The Chinese Theory of Medicine.

According to Kwong Shan, Chinese
doctor in st. Louis, by the Celestial
theory of medicine, which partskes
much of the nature of their theology
and philosophy, man is closely associated
with and influenced by the external
world. For instance, there are five
planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus,
and Mercury, which are supposed TO
have influence over the five viscera-
stomach, liver, heart, lungs, and kid
neys; that there are five element in
man, earth, wood, fire. metal, and
water, corresponding with five colors,
yellow, green, red, white, and black,
and these related again to the FIVE tastes
sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, and salt.
The combination of the blood and the
breath, they hold, constitute life, and
the withdrawal of one of these means
death. With all this fanciful theory
there is also woven into the system, in
a manner utterly inexplicable, the be-
ief iu the androgynous nature of all
things, that everything is part male and
part female. Such a thing as expert
menting in medicine is unknown. Dis
secting they hold to be iuhuman, and
Vivisection is denounced in unmeasured
terms. With this view of these things
it is impossible that the Chinese should
have any surgery beyond perhaps taking
off mashed limb or cutting out bull
let. They have a sort of anaesthetic,
not so strong as chloroform, but it is
seldom used.
I The heart IS the centre of thought,
the brain being in the Chinese physi-
olOgy, but an inferior part of the man.
There is no chemistry required in a
Chinese doctor. Pretty near everything
that comes to hand is medicinal in its
nature, and the Chinese pharmacopeia
is as extensive as their dictionary would
be if they had one, for no word will
express more than one idea.
The father of Chinese medicine was
Shun NOng, and be lived about 5000
years ago, being a sort of Emperor, or
prince, or demi.gOd. Shun Nong was
not made like an ordinary mortal. He
was transparent, and could see right
through himself. Whenever anything
went wrong with him he just looked
into himself to see what was the mat
ter, and then took his medicine and
marked how the dose got to the spot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
Meaning of the Italian Riviera.

In the the Italian language, the word
Riviera stands for either seacoast, river
svalley or country but in a general way,
when used without qualification, the
term is applied or understood to apply
to that part of the west coast of Italy
which lies along the Gulf OF Genoa, ex-
tending from Nice to Leghorn, or
more accurately speaking, from Venti-
mig Tia to SpeZia. That portion lying be-
tween the first named point and Genoa
is called Riviera di Ponente, or shore
OF the setting sun, while the section ly-
ing between Genoa and Spezia is termed
Riviera di Levante. or shore of the ris-
ing sun. 1t includes the beautiful and
romantic territory traversed by the
famous cornice road ESQ named from
running high along the mountain wall
or side), which has always been 80 great
ly admired by travellers, who, before the
opening of the present railway line along
the same route, but much closer to the
seashore, used to make the journey along
the coast in carriages. Although the
country included in this territory is
wholly mountainous and seems barren
to the American traveller it is thickly
populated and is the centre of many i'm
portant Industries, the most valuable
interests being the oil and marble trades
and ship-5uilding.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01

is but moment If rheumatism or neural
gia strikes the heart. These diseases are
the most painful and the most dangerous
of any to which human kind is liable.
They fly from one part to another without
= moments warning, and liniments and
other outward applications are in them
selves dangerous because they are liable to
drive the disease to some vital organ and
cause instant death. Rheumatism and
neuralgia are diseases of the blood, and can
only be reached by remedy which will
drive from the blood the dangerous acids.
Such remedy is Athlophoros. 1t has been
thoroughly tested and is a safe, sure
cure.
Spruce Creek, Pa, Oct. s. 1885.
In answer to your request to know what
your Athlophoros has done for me, l will
say it has done wonderful work. l have
suffered from rheumatism for eighteen
years more or less, and sometimes not able
to put my clothes on or eat alone. l took
all kinds doctored with good many doc
tors but nothing did me any good. |
was getting worse instead of better. l
read your advertisement in the Demo-
crat" and Sentinel" papers of Louis
town. l have taken in all four bottles.
feel no pain. / was drawn crooked, but
now | am straight once more. Thank you
for the good it done me. Athlophoros is
the medicine. PHILIP HARPsTER.
Your medicine has cured me of neural
gia. | suffered with it for three days, and
it gave me instant relief.
VIM. F. KINcH.
Palmyra, n. Y, August 10th, 1885.
used one bottle of Athlophoros for neu-
ralgia after being laid up eight weeks. The
result was very satisfactory.
K. s. EDDY.
Every druggist should keep Athloph oros
and Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought of the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co., 1l2 Wall ST., New York, will
send either Carriage paid) on receipt of
regular price, which is $1.0O per bottle
for Athlophoros and Soc for Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases, dyspepsia, In
digestion, weakness, nervous debility, diseases
of women, constipation, headache, impure
blood, &c, thlophoros Pills are unequaled.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
An Early Start.

In these three words may be found
the secret Of much successful work in
the line of housekeeping. Alas for the
houses that are hurried all day and
every day The friction in such homes
is very wearing. The inmates rise late,
the breakfast is behind hand, huIriedly
prepared and hurTiedly eaten, ard
things are a: skies and seyens the whole
day. And so it goes on through the
week. Mondays washing is begun late
and laps over into Tuesday. Tuesdays
duties make inrOsds upon Wednesday,
and so of the various special duties Of
each day. In many cases a differences
OF half an hour, or even less, would
make all the difference. It is false
economy to spend an extra fifteen min
utes IN bed when one has TO pay for il
by hurrying all day TO make up for the
lost quarter o. an hour.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
A WOman's WAY.

An agent with three or four rugs IN
a strap, had called at a house on Ma
tiOnal avenue ard rang the bell without
arOusing anybody, when a woman called
to him from across the street
No use ringing there
Lady gone ?''
They are too poor to buy rugs. "
He was about to pass on when a wo-
man stuck her head out and said
'I'll show 'em whether we are OF uotI
think a carpenters wife is just IS
good as a drayman's wife, and has Just az
much money for hne things Which is
your best rug ?''
This one, ma'am-fOr IS.
''IIang it on the fence, where every
body can see it. Now take this so bill
and call at all the houses around here
and ask for change. You won't get it,
but L have the right amount to hand
you when you come back. If you hap
pen to say to 'em as you go around that
this is the first s. rug you've sold within
a mile Of here, I'll give you a piece OF
pie and a glass of milk.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
Depression of Prices Of Beef Cattle.

The stock interests are suffering as
well as others from depression in prices.
Stock cattle are now, in price, at a point
so near the cost of production that the
margin for profit is but slight. We are
now passing through the lowest prices
for cattle we have had for years. The
prices have been from 40 to so per cent.
lower than in 1884. We believe we have
touched bottom and there must be high
er prices and an increased activity in
the beef cattle MAJ ket.
The losses of cattle by the severity of
this winters storms have been heavy.
and the reported number Of stock cattle
shows loss rather than a gain in num-
bers.
The bdsiness of the county warrants
better prices than stock now receives.
The outlook is encouraging. Business
interests are reviving, and labor will be
more in demand and the CONSUMPTION
of beef increase. This will revive the
temporary depression in the cattle trade.